What if children could learn almost anything—just by being curious? In the last episode, we discussed how the 19th-century Prussian education model—designed to produce punctual, obedient workers and loyal soldiers—shifted the educational system in America.
In 1999, Sugata Mitra embedded a computer in a wall in a Delhi slum and watched as street kids, with no prior exposure to technology, taught themselves to browse the internet, play games, and even grasp complex concepts—all without a teacher in sight!
Today, Lisa explores what Sugata Mitra got right about how children naturally learn, and whether a cloud-powered, curiosity-first future of education is still within reach.
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Lisa Nehring and her husband, Dr. David Nehring, a Clinical Psychologist, and Biblical Scholar speak together on a wide variety of topics, including education, classical education, vision, mission, parenting, marriage, and more.
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